Malicious mischief
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. WikiProject Law or the Law Portal may be able to help recruit one. |
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (October 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
Malicious Mischief is the specific name for different criminal offences in a number of different jurisdictions. While the wrongful acts will often involve what is popularly described as vandalism there can be a legal differentiation between the two.
Jurisdictions which have a specific offence of Malicious Mischief (with descriptions, if available) include the following.
[edit] Commonwealth of Australia Jurisdictions
[edit] Scotland
Malicious Mischief is an offence under the common law. It does not require actual damage to property for the offence to be committed, financial damage consequential to the act is sufficient, unlike Vandalism which requires actual damage to property to form the offence, the latter being defined by s.52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995; the two are different offences.
